Category Archives: World

TIMBO VIEJO, Argentina - President Donald Trump appears to have soured on Argentine lemons - at least on his predecessor’s decision to end a 16-year ban on imports of the fruit. In December, Pre...

HOUSTON - Never before had so much lumber been denied entry at a U.S. port on evidence that it was harvested illegally. Homeland Security investigators in Houston, acting on intelligence from their Pe...

WASHINGTON - The good news: American high school students are generally satisfied with their lives. But many of their peers in other countries are happier. Asked to rank their life satisfaction on a s...

LEWISTON, Maine - Richard Rodrigue stood in the back of a banquet hall, watching his blond-haired, blue-eyed daughter mingle among her high school classmates. These teenagers speak dozens of languages...

LONDON - The Latest on the British prime minister’s decision to seek an early election (all times local): 2:45 p.m. British lawmakers have voted by a resounding 522 to 13 to back Prime Minister ...

VIENNA - A months-long international search by an Austrian town to find a new hermit has ended - and Stan’s the man. Mayor Erich Rohrmoser of Saalfelden, near Salzburg, says officials chose Belg...

KABUL - At least 14 Taliban fighters, including the shadow governor of the northern Baghlan province, have been killed in heavy fighting with Afghan forces, officials said Wednesday. Amir Gul Hussaink...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended t...

ISTANBUL - The Islamic State group could inadvertently benefit from a situation in which Syrian government forces are considerably weakened on the ground, a London-based military analysis group said o...

PARIS - Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed on Wednesday to end the fear of terrorism in France and stamp out the “poison” of Islamic radicals, holding her final rally in ...